Retired Buffalo Bills center and three-time captain Eric Wood writes a weekly column for The Athletic during the 2018 season.

I get it. I understand why the fans dread Sunday.

I recognize the large point spreads are justified.

When you add up the scores from all their games, the Buffalo Bills have been blown out for half a season and it looks like Nathan Peterman is the quarterback again.

But my goal with these columns is to explain how players handle various situations, and when it comes to losing football, I unfortunately have too much experience to share.

The truth is you don’t last a decade in the NFL or get voted team captain with a defeatist attitude.

I hope my columns are insightful enough that I don’t need to bash my team for clicks. In pulling back the curtain on an NFL locker room, sometimes you’ll see players truly can operate with blinders on.